Lewis Hamilton is still the the richest sportsman in the UK but Manchester United’s striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a second close.
Mercedes Formula One driver Hamilton who is looking to win his fourth World Championship this season already has a 131million pounds fortune to his name and his last years earning were 25 million pounds.
Close behind him is the Ibrahimovic, United’s 35-year-old Swedish striker who become the richest footballer in the UK after he joined the English side in July last year.
The imposing forward has a wealth of £110million after more than a decade playing for Europe’s elite clubs including Paris St Germain, AC Milan, Barcelona, Juventus and Inter Milan and a lucrative long-term endorsement deal with Nike.
Football is the best-represented sport in the top 10, with five of the wealthiest sports people either players or managers.
Rooney (£93million, up £11million) is third, while Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is in seventh place (£61million) and Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola equal ninth (£50million).
Formula One’s Jenson Button and golfer Rory McIlroy make up the top five with wealth of £86million and £82million respectively.
McIlroy’s fortune has risen by £26million in the last 12 months, the biggest rise on the list, while Button’s personal fortune grew by £9million even though he handed over his McLaren seat at the end of last season.
